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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ambassador Sichan Siv has greatly benefited his |
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fellow citizens through his loyal service to the nation, and he has |
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demonstrated the enduring strength of American exceptionalism; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud Texan, Ambassador Siv was appointed in 2001 |
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by President George W. Bush as U.S. representative to the United |
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Nations Economic and Social Council; during his five-year tenure, |
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the president selected him to represent the country at the |
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celebration marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the |
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United Nations; and |
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WHEREAS, Ambassador Siv previously earned distinction in the |
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U.S. State Department as the first Asian American deputy assistant |
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secretary; he also served as a deputy assistant to President George |
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H. W. Bush, and in December 2018, he was one of five former White |
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House aides to accompany the late president's casket to the nation's |
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capitol on Air Force One for the state funeral; over the years, |
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Ambassador Siv has given generously of his time and talents to such |
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organizations as the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission and |
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the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol; he is the recipient |
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of numerous accolades, among them the George H. W. Bush Award for |
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Outstanding Public Service; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Cambodia, Mr. Siv was employed by the U.S. |
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relief agency CARE when his country was overrun by the Khmer Rouge |
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in the 1970s, and he was sent to a labor camp; after his escape, he |
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was resettled as a refugee in Wallingford, Connecticut, and he went |
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on to earn a master's degree in international relations at Columbia |
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University; the author of several books, he has worked as an |
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international affairs advisor and motivational speaker; and |
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WHEREAS, An embodiment of the American dream, Sichan Siv has |
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greatly distinguished himself through his patriotic contributions, |
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and he may take pride in his record of achievement; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Sichan Siv for his service to the United |
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States and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ambassador Siv as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Price |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1788 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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